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I can not find data for a 16 gauge reload that will crimp right.
All of the published data I have tried does not fill the hull completely.
Every load I have tried is sunken in the middle sometimes spilling shot.
I do not want to add filler (spent primers, puffed wheat etc.). Do any of you guys have a recipie that results in a nice cleanly crimped hull?
Thank you, Pete

There is a spreadsheet of 16 gauge loads on 24HrCampfire website that originated from the Yahoo 16 gauge users group.
Bulky powders and Guilandi SG-16 wad are your friend in Cheddite or Federal hulls, if you want to avoid fillers.
If you are like me, and cannot always get the ideal wad or powder, or just want to use what you have - cut 5/8 diameter styrofoam wads from meat trays to put in the shot cup, under the shot.

The 16 ga. Claybuster wads load best in the small capacity hulls like Remington and old compression-formed Winchesters. With the mismatched diameters you will eventually get powder migration and bloopers. The stack height is also bad as you've learned. I wonder how they come up with these loads.

If you're staying with the Cheddite hulls, I'd pick up the Gualandi (Ballistic Products "Sporting 16") or the B&P wad (Z16 or "Field Commander"). Another wad, the DR-16 (Down Range Wads) make up nice 7/8 oz. loads in a large hull like the Cheddite or Federal. The DR-16's have been tough to get lately.

If you have Remington or old CF Winchesters hulls the Claybuster wads work out fine. I like the CB0078-16 wads in Remington hulls for 7/8 oz. target loads.

There's an easy solution for stuck wads in a situation like that, a "wad knocker". Range shooters carry them all the time. It's just a piece of brass rod about three/four inches long and less than bore diameter. Your drop it down the bore and it "knocks" the stuck wad out the other end. Mine doubles as a handle for a chamber brush.

http://www.comp-n-choke.com/product/TorBrsh.html